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| Plan Your Cycle Route In Advance Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:26 AM PDT Just the other day Takashi and I were talking about getting back into shape and it even inspired him to go out and get himself a bicycle. Like a kid with his new muse, these days Tak can often be seen riding downtown Tokyo, so if you're in the vicinity be sure to stop him and say hi! Anyways my point about his bike is that it lacks a qualified navigation system, so I asked a designer friend to help me out here. Ross came up with this VeloCity Cycle Route Guide, which I quite fancy. The neat gadget clamps up to the handle bar and includes audio as well as visual guide. You simply need to hook up the device to your comp and download the desired route from an online map. Turn by turn, the VeloCity rattles of the directions and simultaneously displays the map on the screen. Of course GPS and Bluetooth come into play as well. Just so you know how well you exercised, the device gives you a feedback on your performance as a power biker! Way to go Tak! Keep biking and I'm sure you'll shed those extra inches soon! Designer: Ross Kemp
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| Safe Drinking Water Even In Floods Posted: 29 Apr 2009 03:25 AM PDT The most certain thing in life is death; however we can never come to terms with this fact especially when lives are lost due to the forces of elements. Unpredictable yet certain, natural disasters like flood, hurricanes and tsunamis occur across the globe periodically and besides the loss due to destruction and devastation, the toll keeps rising due to non-availability of pure, clean drinking water. Rescue Bottle is the need of the hour as it is designed to be used under one such condition: Floods. This emergency flood-rescue drinking water contraption relies on reverse osmosis for filtration. Essentially the bottle is made up of a reverse osmosis membrane, a concentrated solution refill, a 500 ml capacity empty liquid container and a mouthpiece. This is how the system works: “The reverse osmosis membrane filters brackish water into pure water using the driving force of highly concentrated dioralyte solution. The concentrated solution refill is filled in with a highly concentrated solution of dioralyte mixed with basic nutrients that is enough to get 15 times of 500ml of mixed drink. The empty container is filled in with the mixture of pure water and dioralyte and used with a mouthpiece that enables multi-user usage in relief camps and other community areas. Rescue bottles can be used in flood relief camps, or given away to communities with multiple mouthpieces with a cost of between $20–50. They can also be stationed in the floodwater in areas where complete disaster management services cannot reach.” To sum it up, the end-product water is basically a mixture of filtered pure water and dioralyte mixed with essential nutrients. This enriched solution is ideal for flood-hit citizens in order to recover their lost of body fluids and treat diarrhea. Designer: Ceren Bagatar
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:34 AM PDT Swine…you swine flu! I'm not being abusive here, but trying to look at the lighter side of life. Like a Virus attack on my PC is not the best thing, but if I wanted to add a bit fun-element to the situation, I would go for the Dr Hard Drive Bag. Fashioned like a life-saving drip, the system comprises of a circuit board of hard drive with relevant software. This tangible virus vaccine plugs into the lappie and pre-loaded software helps recover precious files and data. Jazzing up the scene a bit are the Twinky lights that shimmer while the software does its job. Designer: Hyuh Jin Lee
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| Inflatable Couches for Refined Beachgoers Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:01 AM PDT Or for… wherever else you’d like to put them! Presenting the Blofield collection of blow-ups. For when you’re in the woods and you really, really need to sit in a chesterfield. Or if you’re feeling like you need a blow-up sofa for your dog who will not sleep on anything but a sofa. Available in several colors! With nice power inflater and matching carrying case! Not for those with sharp tailbones. Prickly Porcupines…beware! Designer: Blofield Inflatable Chesterfields
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:00 AM PDT Uh oh which one of my pill alarms is it? Oh it is the one that says take the Yanko Pill, because I’m about to get hit in the face with another industrial design concept. This is the “3Medis,” and quite simply: it is an alarm which tells the user to take a pill. It’s easily programmable, made for elderly users, and has a built-in calendar and kind-hearted voice. The system displays a calendar and personal health information when needed, like insurance and doctors names, etc.. The pills you need to take are programed into the machine. When the machine recognizes that a pill must be taken, it shoots off the alarm. When the alarm goes off, it vocalizes the medicine that must be taken, and displays an image of the corresponding bottle, along with the dosage (of liquid or pill(s.)) Sidenote: I like the wrench icon. I hope it means “hit pill with wrench before ingesting.” Designer: Miguel Vaz
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